Provincial park
Encyclopedia
A provincial park is a park
under the management of a provincial or territorial
government in Canada
.
While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar. Parks frequently offer many services to visitors, often including bicycle
, canoe
, or kayak
rentals, camping
sites, and supervised beaches.
In Quebec
, while essentially under the same administrative scheme, the equivalent parks are labelled "national parks", and are managed by Société des établissements de plein air du Québec
.
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
under the management of a provincial or territorial
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
government in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar. Parks frequently offer many services to visitors, often including bicycle
Bicycle
A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....
, canoe
Canoe
A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...
, or kayak
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
rentals, camping
Camping
Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, motorhome, cabin, a primitive structure, or no...
sites, and supervised beaches.
In Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, while essentially under the same administrative scheme, the equivalent parks are labelled "national parks", and are managed by Société des établissements de plein air du Québec
Société des établissements de plein air du Québec
The Société des établissements de plein air du Québec is the agency of the Government of Quebec that manages parks and wildlife reserves...
.